If the Quantity of a Substance Is to Remain Stable

question 47

Short Answer

If the quantity of a substance is to remain stable within the body,its __________ through ingestion or metabolic production must be balanced by an equal __________ through excretion or metabolic consumption.​

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the energy of the mind's workings, driving thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian concept involving a child's unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Freud

Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.